Sara B. Frank

Exploring the intersection of tech & "traditional" fields: Info Governance, Knowledge Management, Translational Data Science, EdTech & More.

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

Technology in education: A tool on whose terms? From UNESCO @GEMReport: Access to technology, governance regulation, and teacher preparation as preconditions for any #technology in #education to reach its full potential. #edtech
https://t.co/k5AxCxzYs7

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

7 #AI Companies Agree to Safeguards After Pressure From the White House: Amazon, Google & Meta, oh my! Cf: spread of disinformation, dire warnings of #riskofextinction 😅 https://t.co/8XLLp9I8Gd

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Euro Parliament gives green light to #AIAct, moving EU towards finalizing the world’s leading #AIRegulation: @creativecommons illuminates considerations around #copyright, free and #opensource software (#FOSS) & more. https://t.co/fGBfm1kOvI

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Massive polarization around Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies and their potential to distract from existing renewable energy tech. #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction #cleantech https://t.co/P1jds3KxWJ

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Finally reading: 6th @IPCC Assessment Report (Intergov. Panel on #ClimateChange). Great #CLEANTECH JOY, but distracted by a @nature_org note that Indigenous-managed lands support ~80% of remaining biodiversity (& 17% of global forest carbon!). Headlines: https://t.co/zAIZFNKrRB

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On Solar Panels Floating in Reservoirs, also known as #floatovoltaics - are you keeping up? #renewableenergy #climatesolutions via @WIRED https://t.co/eGwxc7TgTB

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@Microsoft bets on algae to mitigate its growing carbon footprint - this stuff is rapidly becoming my kind of tech news! https://t.co/JrWGe7HqMN @running_tide seeks to restore oceans to rebalance the carbon cycle. Via @TechCrunch #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction #hope

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@UChicago scientists develop new "#cloaking" tool to protect #artists from #AI mimicry https://t.co/FOxlyceyR2

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

Love this: 2022’s incredible cohort of innovators seeking to solve our planet’s greatest environmental challenges - Winners & Finalists for @EarthshotPrize #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction #hope https://t.co/XChXBxiTRL

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500+ #sustainability courses from @classcentral - filter for: free, certificate, university, subject, level, duration, and language. This is... amazing. #edtech #climatechange #climateaction #nextsteps https://t.co/vp06k0rmWd

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

Ground rules for use and citation of #AI in composing publications - an Editorial from @Nature https://t.co/cFvwY3E08E

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

Checking out Energy Technology Perspectives 2023 from @iea: analysis of risks & opportunities surrounding the development and scale-up of clean energy & tech supply chains #energysecurity #energyresilience #energysustainability #energytransition #cleantech #climatesolutions

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

"This may be the end of using writing as a benchmark for aptitude and intelligence." From @TheAtlantic: ChatGPT Will End High-School English.
Well, I'd like to know they're wrong. 🤔
https://t.co/P9dFTc5IkN

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

Teaching ‘#DigitalNative’ College Students Who Understand TikTok — But Not #Microsoft Excel. Who is responsible for students’ digital skills and literacy? https://t.co/iTBa85QRXl via @EdSurge #edtech

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

"It’s a testament to the success of our #schools that it took the pandemic shutdowns for many people to see all the essential roles [schools] play in society." School Is for Everyone by @anya1anya - the threat to the public US #education system
https://t.co/04v6Xx1LEJ

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

"The new image shows new details of the astrophysical violence and gravitational weirdness holding sway at the center of our placid-looking hive of starlight" - via Event Horizon Telescope & @nytimes, The Milky Way’s Black Hole Comes to Light https://t.co/ytemhmrwLL

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

How Hospitals are Using AI: searching for patterns to predict future outcomes and recommend treatments. Using aggregated health data to save lives. Via @WSJ https://t.co/5yNCqGtmmO

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

Locked-in man communicates ideas in ***full sentences*** by thought alone, using brain-computer interfaces (BCI). What's on his mind? Massage, soup, beer, his cool son. Via @MIT @techreview https://t.co/CtR3J16h3j #technews

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

Separating the device from our experience of it - Imagine NOT using Chrome on your Android, or using 3d third-party App Store payment options. Europe agrees new law to curb Big Tech dominance, from @BBC. https://t.co/7Vhohepekh #TechNews

[Sara B. Frank @SalientResearch]

"How TikTok Reads Your Mind" - had you wondered? I had. It's TikTok Algo 101, people. https://t.co/ccJQui7smI #TechNews #technologies #socialmedia